Cape Breton Colliery League

Established in 1937 in eastern Canada, the Cape Breton Colliery League held five teams in its first season. A class D league, it was separated geographically from the other minor leagues of the era. The Dominion Hawks folded on July 10, 1938, leaving the circuit with a more manageable four teams. In 1939 the league was elevated to class C status but it had ceased operations by 1940.

Cities Represented

• Dominion, NS: Dominion Hawks 1937-1938
• Glace Bay, NS: Glace Bay Miners 1937-1939
• New Waterford, NS: New Waterford Dodgers 1937-1939
• Sydney, NS: Sydney Steel Citians 1937-1939
• Sydney Mines, NS: Sydney Mines Ramblers 1937-1939

Teams & Statistics

1937-'38-'39

1937 D Cape Breton Colliery League
President: A. D. Campbell

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Glace Bay Miners	29	19	.604	0	Freddie Maguire
Sydney Steel Citians	27	21	.563	2	Hank Hamilton / Guido Panciera
Sydney Mines Ramblers	27	21	.563	2	Bill Buckley
Dominion Hawks	23	25	.478	6	Billy Zitzmann / John Turcin
New Waterford Dodgers	14	34	.292	15	Herbie Moran / Mickey Morris

Playoff: Sydney 2 games, Sydney Mines 0, for second place.
Finals: Sydney 4 games, Glace Bay 3.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Guido Panciera	Sydney	BA	.394		Roy Moore	Glace Bay	W	14
Chet Ross	Glace Bay	Runs	44		William Jarvis	Sydney	SO	114
Guido Panciera	Sydney	Hits	80		Roy Moore	Glace Bay	ERA	1.33
Guido Panciera	Sydney	RBI	48		Urbane Pickering	New Waterford	HR	8

1938 D Cape Breton Colliery League
President: A. D. Campbell

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Glace Bay Miners	30	21	.588	0	Del Bissonette
Sydney Steel Citians	27	25	.519	3.5	Guido Panciera
New Waterford Dodgers	28	26	.518	3.5	Nick Morris
Sydney Mines Ramblers	25	27	.480	5.5	Fred Loftus
Dominion Hawks#	4	15	.211	NA	Freddie Maguire

#Dominion disbanded July 10.
Playoff: New Waterford 2 games, Sydney 0.
Finals: Glace Bay 4 games, New Waterford 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ralph Bellrose	Glace Bay	BA	.328		Merle Settlemire	Sydney	W	13
Gerard Kiley	New Water	Runs	41		Roy Moore	Glace Bay	SO	107
Gerard Kiley	New Water	Hits	63		Herb Hammerstrom	Sydney Mines	Pct	.733;11-4
Lester Crabb	Glace Bay	RBI	41		Lester Crabb	Glace Bay	HR	6

1939 C Cape Breton Colliery League
President: A. D. Campbell

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Sydney Steel Citians	36	20	.643	0	Merle Settlemire / Al Smith
New Waterford Dodgers	31	25	.554	5	Charles Brucato
Glace Bay Miners	26	25	.510	7.5	Roy Moore
Sydney Mines Ramblers	14	37	.275	19.5	Fred Loftus / Al Blanche / Dave Barry / Bill Marshall

Playoff: New Waterford 2 games, Glace Bay 1.
Finals: Sydney 4 games, New Waterford 0.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Abe Abramowitz	Sydney	BA	.325		Bernie Pearlman	Sydney	W	11
Gerard Kiley	Sydney	Runs	40		Jim Mooney	Sydney	W	11
Walter Bracken	New Waterford	Runs	40		Bernie Pearlman	Sydney	SO	105
Charles Brucato	New Waterford	Hits	71		Bernie Pearlman	Sydney	ERA	1.62
Abe Abramowitz	Sydney	RBI	42		Lester Crabb	Glace Bay	HR	9

League Records 1937-1939

Batting
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Yr		Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Yr
Guido Panciera	Sydney	BA	.394	37		Gerald Kiley	New Waterford	AB	233	38
Raymond Ross	Glace Bay	AB	233	39		Raymond Ross	Glace Bay	Runs	44	37
Guido Panciera	Sydney	Hits	80	37		Guido Panciera	Sydney	Rbi	48	37
Guido Panciera	Sydney	2B	17	37		Rex Wright	Sydney	3B	11	37
Lester Crabb	Glace Bay	HR	9	39		Guido Panciera	Sydney	EBH	23	37
Guido Panciera	Sydney	TB	111	37		Albert Mandeville	Glace Bay	Sac	13	37
Mike DeAngelus	Sydney	Sac	13	39		Raymond Ross	Glace Bay	SB	17	39
Mike DeAngelus	Sydney	SB	17	39		Ulric Millette	New Waterford	BB	41	38
John Sheehan	Glace Bay	SO	45	37		Stanley Pisiak	Dominion	SO	45	37

Pitching
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Yr		Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Yr
Tom Musil	New Waterford	GA	22	38		Roy Maxwell	Dominion	GA	22	37
Bernard Pearlman	Sydney	CG	16	39		Roy Moore	Glace Bay	W	14	37
Herb Hammerstrom	Sydney/Glace	L	13	39		Roy Moore (14-3)	Glace Bay	Pct	.824	37
Bill Jarvis	Sydney	IP	153	38		Roy Moore	Glace Bay	ERA	1.33	37
Tom Musil	New Waterford	BB	96	38		Bill Jarvis	Sydney	SO	114	37

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.